| Rennes beat PSG 2-1 (H) on 26 Oct 1996 |
| PSG beat Cannes 1-0 (A) on 15 Sep 1996 |
| Cannes beat Le Havre 2-0 (H) on 28 Sep 1996 |
| Le Havre beat Metz 2-1 (A) on 26 Oct 1996 |
| Metz beat Nancy 1-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1996 |
| Nancy beat Bordeaux 1-0 (A) on 12 Oct 1996 |
| Bordeaux beat Montpellier 3-1 (H) on 25 Oct 1996 |
| Montpellier beat SC Bastia 3-1 (H) on 5 Oct 1996 |
| SC Bastia beat Guingamp 1-0 (H) on 17 Aug 1996 |
| Guingamp beat Monaco 2-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Monaco beat Lille 4-1 (A) on 26 Oct 1996 |
| Lille beat Nice 3-2 (H) on 3 Sep 1996 |
| Nice beat Caen 2-1 (A) on 28 Sep 1996 |
| Caen beat Strasbourg 3-0 (H) on 19 Oct 1996 |
| Strasbourg beat Auxerre 2-1 (H) on 3 Sep 1996 |
| Auxerre beat Olympique Lyonnais 7-0 (H) on 26 Oct 1996 |
| Olympique Lyonnais beat Lens 1-0 (A) on 28 Sep 1996 |
| Lens beat Nantes 1-0 (A) on 24 Aug 1996 |
| Nantes beat Marseille 1-0 (A) on 26 Oct 1996 |
| Marseille beat Rennes 3-1 (H) on 3 Sep 1996 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.